Charlie Chaplin, throughout most of his career, managed to make movies that portray real emotion without any spoken words. This movie is one of his best. Maybe the best.
Of course, Chaplin is the star of this movie and the only real attraction. All the other cast worked well, but the movie was obviously made by Chaplin and no one else could have done it better. With the premise being that he convinces a blind flower-girl he is a wealthy man, as opposed to his usual tramp, sound manages to be one of the key elements in the movie. But you don't hear anything. She is convinced by a car door shutting nearby. We all know what a car door sounds like and so does she, but we don't hear a thing.
This is only the 2nd Chaplin film I've seen and I'm going to see more. The reason I gave this 4.5 stars instead of a full 5 is because I know Chaplin made other great movies, and I want them to top this one.
You only liked this movie because you have a fetish for men with mustaches.
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